Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960), known as Mohanlal, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam films.
Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam (1978) but the film was unreleased then due to censorship issues, it got released later, after 25 years, in five theaters. He followed that by a role as the antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) at the age of 20. He became a popular lead actor with the commercial success of Rajavinte Makan (1986). In 1986, Mohanlal also won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in T. P. Balagopalan M.A.. In a career spanning over three decades, Mohanlal has acted in over 300 Malayalam films in various genres ranging from comedy to action and romance. Mohanlal has also acted in a few Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company (2002), directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices.
Mohanlal was elected as most popular Keralite in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions towards Indian cinema. He has won four Indian National Film Awards — two Best Actor Awards (for his roles in Bharatham and Vanaprastham), one Special Jury Award (for his role in Kireedam), and one Award for Best Film as producer for Vanaprastham; along with six Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and eight Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2009, he became the first actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India and in 2010 received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
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Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam (1978) but the film was unreleased then due to censorship issues, it got released later, after 25 years, in five theaters. He followed that by a role as the antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) at the age of 20. He became a popular lead actor with the commercial success of Rajavinte Makan (1986). In 1986, Mohanlal also won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in T. P. Balagopalan M.A.. In a career spanning over three decades, Mohanlal has acted in over 300 Malayalam films in various genres ranging from comedy to action and romance. Mohanlal has also acted in a few Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company (2002), directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices.
Mohanlal was elected as most popular Keralite in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions towards Indian cinema. He has won four Indian National Film Awards — two Best Actor Awards (for his roles in Bharatham and Vanaprastham), one Special Jury Award (for his role in Kireedam), and one Award for Best Film as producer for Vanaprastham; along with six Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and eight Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2009, he became the first actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India and in 2010 received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
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